Risk factors associated with BMSCC greater than 200 000 cells/ml in dairy herds in southern Chile

Preventive Veterinary Medicine

Volumn 58, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 15-24

  Tadich, N ^a   Kruze, J ^a   Locher, G ^a   Green, L E ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUSTRAL DE CHILE   (Chile)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bulk milk somatic cell count; Dairy cows; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

EID: 0037473401     PISSN: 01675877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-5877(03)00002-3     Document Type: Article

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